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The Importance of Prevention of Bloodborne Pathogens

21 May 2020 1:52 PM | Deleted user

It is important for cleaning employees and cleaning companies to understand how to protect themselves when dealing with blood borne pathogens. The cleaning employees are responsible to disinfect and clean areas where there was possible exposure of hazardous materials and pathogens to protect other employees and others around them.

The use of PPEs, Universal Precautions and OSHA guidelines ensure that the cleaning employees are properly discarding materials, human waste, needles or anything that came into contact with blood. These guidelines outline how to properly label the type of waste using color coded bins and and how to disinfect the materials used to clean the potentially infected area.

In the event of potential exposure to blood borne pathogens, the employees have to immediately inform their employer and follow the proper protocols to prevent potential spread. Once an Occupational Exposure has been recorded it has to be followed up and make sure to monitor new symptoms to prevent the spread to another employee or to the clients.

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